orthopedic disorders in the elderly

Etiology

Periarticular disorders in the elderly

• rotator cuff tendonitis (calcific tendonitis)
• frozen shoulder
• epicondylitis
• medial epicondylitis
• olecranon bursitis
• ulnar nerve entrapment
• DeQuervain's tenosynovitis
• trigger finger/thumb
• trochanteric bursitis
• knee pain
• pes anserine bursitis
• Achilles tendonitis
• plantar fasciitis

Fractures in the elderly (also see osteoporosis)

• hip fracture
• vertebral compression fracture
• minimal trauma fracture

More general terms

• orthopedic disorder
• geriatric disorder; disease of old age; geriatric syndrome

Additional terms

• age-associated changes in the skeletal system
• osteoarthritis (OA)